First organized team to play any kind of football in the United States
This article is about the historical football team. For the modern soccer club, see Oneida FC.
Oneida
Full name
Oneida Football Club
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Founded
1862
Dissolved
1865; 159 years ago (1865)[n 1]
Club colors
[n 2]
Activities
Boston game football
Founder
Gerrit Smith Miller
President
J. Huntington Wolcott (1864–65)
The Oneida Football Club, founded and captained by Gerrit Smith Miller in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1862, was the first organized team to play any kind of football in the United States.[2][3][4][5] The game played by the club, known as the "Boston game", was an informal local variant that combined association and rugby football[3] and predated the codification of rules for American football.[4]
The team, made up of students of Boston's elite preparatory schools, played on Boston Common from 1862 to 1865, during which time they reportedly never lost a game or even gave up a single point.[4][6][2]
After Oneida disbanded, former members established the Harvard University Football Club, which continued to play under the Boston game rules.[4][7]
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^ abHistory of Professional Soccer in New England by David A. Litterer at Sover.net (archived, 22 Feb 2008)
^ abNo Christian End! The Beginnings of Football in America By PFRA Research (Originally Published in The Journey to Camp: The Origins of American Football to 1889 (PFRA Books))
^ abcdTHE BOSTON GAME article by Michael T. Geary at academia.edu
^Were the Oneidas playing soccer or not? by Roger Allaway at sover.net (archived)
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^"THE FOOTBALL H: A CRIMSON H ON A BLACK SWEATER The H Book Of Harvard Athletics 1852 1922 (archived, 21 Ago 2010)
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